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Imitation Crab Meat - Meridian Products Inc.

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Barcode: 0089059118911 (EAN / EAN-13) 089059118911 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Meridian Products Inc.

Brand owner: Meridian Products, Inc.

Categories: Seafood, Frozen foods, Frozen seafood

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

17 ingredients

Threadfin bream, water, potato starch, tapioca starch, corn starch, salt, sugar, mirin (rice wine), sorbitol, soybean oil, soybean protein, crab extract, artificial crab flavor, color added (carmine and paprika oleoresin).

Allergens: Fish

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E120 - Cochineal

Additive: E160c - Paprika extract

Additive: E420 - Sorbitol

Ingredient: Colour
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Additives

E120 - Cochineal

Carminic acid: Carminic acid -C22H20O13- is a red glucosidal hydroxyanthrapurin that occurs naturally in some scale insects, such as the cochineal, Armenian cochineal, and Polish cochineal. The insects produce the acid as a deterrent to predators. An aluminum salt of carminic acid is the coloring agent in carmine. Synonyms are C.I. 75470 and C.I. Natural Red 4. The chemical structure of carminic acid consists of a core anthraquinone structure linked to a glucose sugar unit. Carminic acid was first synthesized in the laboratory by organic chemists in 1991.
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E160c - Paprika extract

E420 - Sorbitol

Sorbitol: Sorbitol --, less commonly known as glucitol --, is a sugar alcohol with a sweet taste which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose, which changes the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group. Most sorbitol is made from corn syrup, but it is also found in nature, for example in apples, pears, peaches, and prunes. It is converted to fructose by sorbitol-6-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase. Sorbitol is an isomer of mannitol, another sugar alcohol; the two differ only in the orientation of the hydroxyl group on carbon 2. While similar, the two sugar alcohols have very different sources in nature, melting points, and uses.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Soybean-protein, Artificial-crab-flavor
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Non-vegan ingredients: Threadfin bream, Crab extract, E120
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: Threadfin bream, water, potato starch, tapioca starch, corn starch, salt, sugar, mirin (rice wine), sorbitol, soybean oil, soybean protein, crab extract, artificial crab flavor, color added (carmine, paprika oleoresin)
Threadfin bream -> en:threadfin-bream - vegan: no - vegetarian: no - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 26140 - percent_min: 7.14285714285714 - percent_max: 100

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

potato starch -> en:potato-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

tapioca starch -> en:tapioca - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

corn starch -> en:corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

mirin -> en:mirin - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

rice wine -> en:rice-wine - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 1026 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

sorbitol -> en:e420 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

soybean oil -> en:soya-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17420 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

soybean protein -> en:soybean-protein - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

crab extract -> en:crab-extract - vegan: no - vegetarian: no - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

artificial crab flavor -> en:artificial-crab-flavor - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

color added -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

carmine -> en:e120 - vegan: no - vegetarian: no - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.495

paprika oleoresin -> en:e160c - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.7475

Nutrition

Average nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 3

Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 5.36, rounded value: 5.36)

Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0.9, rounded value: 0.9)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Negative points: 7

Energy: 1 / 10 (value: 372, rounded value: 372)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 3.57, rounded value: 3.57)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Sodium: 6 / 10 (value: 598, rounded value: 598)

The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.

Nutritional score: (7 - 3)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (1.34%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Saturated fat in low quantity (0%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Sugars in low quantity (3.57%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
  
  Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
  
  Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
- Salt in moderate quantity (1.5%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  
  Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
  
  Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
  
  Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
  
  Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
  
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (3 ONZ (112 g))	Compared to: Frozen seafood
Energy	372 kj (89 kcal)	417 kj (99 kcal)	-26%
Fat	1.34 g	1.5 g	-62%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	13 mg	14.6 mg	-84%
Salt	1.495 g	1.67 g	+93%
Carbohydrates	11.61 g	13 g	+185%
Fiber	0.9 g	1.01 g	+374%
Sugars	3.57 g	4 g	+881%
Proteins	5.36 g	6 g	-67%
Vitamin A	0 µg	0 µg	-100%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Calcium	107 mg	120 mg	+232%
Iron	0.64 mg	0.717 mg	-17%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 3 ONZ (112 g)

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Product added on March 9, 2017, 9:24:53 PM CET by usda-ndb-import
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Imitation Crab Meat - Meridian Products Inc.